Nokere Koerse is a European semi classic single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders.[1]
The Nokere Koerse was created in 1944, initially as the Grand Prix Jules Lowie in honour of 1938 Paris–Nice winner Jules Lowie who was born in Nokere. From 2005 to 2015, the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, and starting in 2016 it was upgraded to a 1.HC event. Since 2021, the race has been part of the UCI ProSeries. The 2013 edition of the race is counted as an edition by the organisation as it was fully organised but cancelled due to bad winter weather on the day (hence only 78 winners for 79 editions in the table below), and the 2020 edition of the race was cancelled owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Since 2019, a women's edition of Nokere Koerse is held on the same day as the men's race, starting and finishing in the same location. In 2021, this race joined the UCI Women's ProSeries.[3] Since 2016, a junior edition of the race has also been held.[4]
Only five cyclists not born in Belgium or the Netherlands have won the men's race, with only Belgian and Dutch riders and one lone Polish rider having won the women's race.
Winners (men)
Wins per country
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 62 |  Belgium
|
| 11 |  Netherlands
|
| 2 |  Australia
|
| 1 |  Italy Switzerland France
|
Junior race
Since 2016 a junior edition of the race has existed.[4]
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Belgium
|
Arne Marit | Van Den Hauwe–Gentse VS | |
| 2017 | Belgium
|
Arne Marit | Van Den Hauwe–Nucci | |
| 2018 | Belgium
|
Ilan Van Wilder | ||
| 2019 |  Great Britain
|
Alex Haines | HMT Hospitals Giant CT | |
| 2020–2021 | No race due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2022 | Belgium
|
Jarno Widar | Crabbe Toitures–CC Chevigny U19 | |
| 2023 | Great Britain
|
Jed Smithson | Fensham Howes-MAS Design | |
| 2024 | Great Britain
|
Seb Grindley | Fensham Howes-MAS Design | |
| 2025 | Belgium
|
Thor Michielsen | Avia-Rudyco Cycling Team | |
Winners (women)
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Netherlands
|
Lorena Wiebes | Parkhotel Valkenburg | |
| 2020 | No race due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Netherlands
|
Amy Pieters | SD Worx | |
| 2022 | Netherlands
|
Lorena Wiebes | Team DSM | |
| 2023 | Belgium
|
Lotte Kopecky | SD Worx | |
| 2024 | Belgium
|
Lotte Kopecky | Team SD Worx–Protime | |
| 2025 |  Poland
|
Marta Lach | Team SD Worx–Protime | |
Wins per country
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 3 | Netherlands
|
| 2 | Belgium
|
| 1 | Poland
|
References
- ^ "Nokere Koerse". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
- ^ "Nokere Koerse (Bel) - Cat.1.ProS". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ Ryan, Barry (2024-03-13). "Nokere Koerse: Lotte Kopecky takes back-to-back solo wins in women's race". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ a b "Danilith Nokere Koerse Juniores". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Forse sneeuwval dwarsboomt Nokere Koerse" (in Dutch). Sporza. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.